3 Wastewater: is simply that part of the water supply to the community or to the industry which has been used for different purposes and has been mixed with solids either suspended or dissolved. Wastewater is 99.9% water and 0.1% solids. The main task in treating the wastewater is simply to remove most or all of this 0.1% of solids. 3

4 Type of wastewater from household Type of Wastewater Gray water Source of wastewater Washing water from the kitchen, bathroom, laundry (without faeces and urine) Black water Water from flush toilet (faeces and urine with flush water) Yellow water Urine from separated toilets and urinals Brown water Black water without urine or yellow water 4

5 Why do we need to treat wastewater? To prevent groundwater pollution To prevent sea shore To prevent soil To prevent marine life Protection of public health To reuse the treated effluent For agriculture For groundwater recharge For industrial recycle Solving social problems caused by the accumulation of wastewater 5

6 Protecting the public health: Wastewater contains pathogenic microorganisms lead to dangerous diseases to humans and animals Hazardous matter such as heavy metals that are toxic Produces odorous gases and bad smell Protecting the environment: Raw Wastewater leads to septic conditions in the environment and consequently leads to the deterioration of surface and groundwater quality and pollutes the soil. Raw wastewater is rich with nitrogen and phosphorus (N, P) and leads to the phenomena of EUTROPHICATION. EUTROPHICATION is the growth of huge amounts of algae and other aquatic plants leading to the deterioration of the water quality. Raw wastewater is rich with organic matter which consumes oxygen in aquatic environment. Raw 6 wastewater may contains toxic gases and volatile organic matter

9 Physical characteristics- Solids Solids are classified into three main types: 1. Total Solids (TS): All the matter that remains as residue upon evaporation at 103 o C to 105 o C. 2. Settleable solids: Settleable solids are measured as ml/l, which is an approximate measure of the sludge that can be removed by primary sedimentation. 3. Suspended solids (SS) and Filterable solids (FS). 9

11 Physical characteristics- Temperature Temperature of wastewater is commonly higher than that of water supply. Depending on the geographic location the mean annual temperature varies in the range of 10 to 21 o C with an average of 16 o C. Importance of temperature:- Affects chemical reactions during the wastewater treatment process. Affects aquatic life (Fish, ). Oxygen solubility is less in worm water than cold water. Optimum temperature for bacterial activity is in the range of 25 C to 35 Aerobic digestion and nitrification stop when the temperature rises to 50 o C. When the temperature drops to about 15 c, methane producing bacteria become in active. Nitrifying bacteria stop activity at about 5 c. 11

12 Density:- Almost the same density of water when the wastewater doesn't include significant amount of industrial waste. light brownish gray. dark gray black (septic). Some times pink due to algae or due to industrial colors. Color:- Fresh waste water With time More time Turbidity:- It's a measure of the light transmitting properties of water. 12

14 Measurements of organic matter:- Many parameters have been used to measure the concentration of organic matter in wastewater. The following are the most common used methods: Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). BOD 5 is the oxygen equivalent of organic matter. It is determined by measuring the dissolved oxygen used by microorganisms during the biochemical oxidation of organic matter in 5 days at 20 o C Chemical oxygen demand (COD) It is the oxygen equivalent of organic matter. It is determined by measuring the dissolved oxygen used during the chemical oxidation of organic matter in 3 hours. 14

15 Total organic carbon (TOC) This method measures the organic carbon existing in the wastewater by injecting a sample of the WW in special device in which the carbon is oxidized to carbon dioxide then carbon dioxide is measured and used to quantify the amount of organic matter in the WW. This method is only used for small concentration of organic matter. Theoretical oxygen (ThOD) If the chemical formula of the organic matter existing in the WW is known the ThOD may be computed as the amount of oxygen needed to oxidize the organic carbon to carbon dioxide and a other end products. 15

20 Inorganic Matter The following are the main inorganic materials of concern in wastewater treatment: 1. Chlorides:- High concentrations indicate that the water body has been used for waste disposal. It affects the biological process in high concentrations. 2. Nitrogen:- TKN = Total Kjeldahl nitrogen. = Organic Nitrogen + ammonia Nitrogen (120 mg/l). 3. Phosphorus:- Municipal waste contains (4-15 mg/l). 20

21 5. Toxic inorganic Compounds:- Copper, lead, silver, chromium, arsenic, boron. 6. Heavy metals:- Nickels, Mn, Lead, chromium, cadmium, zinc, copper, iron mercury. Gases:- The following are the main gases of concern in wastewater treatment: N 2, O 2, CO 2, H 2 S, NH 3, CH 4 ph:- The hydrogen-ion concentration is an important parameter in both natural waters and wastewaters. It is a very important factor in the biological and chemical wastewater treatment. Water and wastewater can be classified as neutral, alkaline or acidic according to the following ranges: PH = 7 neutral. PH > 7 Alkaline. PH < 7 Acidic. 21

22 Biological Characteristics:- The environmental engineer must have considerable knowledge of the biological of waste water because it is a very important characteristics factor in wastewater treatment. The Engineer should know:- 1. The principal groups of microorganisms found in wastewater. 2. The pathogenic organisms. 3. Indicator organisms (indicate the presence of pathogens). 4. The methods used to amount the microorganisms. 5. The methods to evaluate the toxicity of treated wastewater 22

23 Main groups of Microorganisms:- The main microorganisms of concern in wastewater treatment are Bacteria, Fungi, Algae, Protozoa, Viruses, and pathogenic microorganisms groups. Bacteria:- Types: Spheroid, rod curved rod, spiral, filamentous. Some important bacteria:- Pseudomonas:- reduce NO 3 to N 2, So it is very important in biological nitrate removal in treatment works. Zoogloea:- helps through its slime production in the formation of flocs in the aeration tanks. Sphaerotilus natuns:causes sludge bulking in the aeration tanks. Bdellovibrio: destroy pathogens in biological treatment. Acinetobacter: Store large amounts of phosphate under aerobic conditions and release it under an anaerobic condition so, they are useful in phosphate removal.

24 Nitrosomonas: transform NH 4 into NO 2 - Nitrobacter: transform NO 2- to NO 3 - Coliform bacteria:- The most common type is E-Coli or Echerichia Coli, (indicator for the presence of pathogens). E-Coli is measured in (No/100mL) Fungi: Important in decomposing organic matter to simple forms. Algae: Cause eutrophication phenomena. (negative effect) Useful in oxidation ponds. (positive effect) Cause taste and problems when decayed. (negative effect) Protozoa: Feed on bacteria so they help in the purification of treated waste water. Some of them are pathogenic. 24

25 Viruses: Viruses are a major hazard to public health. Some viruses can live as long as 41days in water and wastewater at 20 o C. They cause lots of dangerous diseases. Pathogenic organisms: The main categories of pathogens are:- Bacteria, Viruses, protozoa, helminthes 25

28 Wastewater treatment standards The most common WWT standards are set for the secondary treatment effluent. The main effluent parameter are: BOD 5, TSS, ph and CBOD 5. *CBOD: (Carbonaceous BOD, from organic compounds and oxidation of inorganic compounds such as ferrous iron) "secondary treatment" standards in the USA. Characteristic of discharge unit Average 30-day concentration Average 7-day concentration The standards for the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus (N,P) are not included in this table because (N) and (P) need tertiary treatment. Removal of the coliform bacteria is also regulated according to reuse purpose:- Fecal coliforms < 500/100 ml (disposed into recreational waters) 1000/100 < ml (for irrigations) 28 BOD 5 mg/l TSS mg/l ph ph units Within the range 6-9 always CBOD 5 * mg/l 25 40

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